prada designs the hidden layer of NASA’s lunar suit Axiom Space and Prada reveal the latest result of their ongoing collaboration for NASA’s Artemis program, shifting attention away from the outer shell of the lunar spacesuit and toward the layer worn closest to the astronaut’s body. The new Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) is designed […]
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A supermassive black hole lies at the heart of every galaxy, including the Milky Way. When a black hole is active, it pulls material in as a whirpool of high-temperature gas and dust. As this cosmic material piles up and falls onto a black hole, it lights up its vicinity, radiating a huge amount of energy. […]
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This April, humanity had front-row seats to space as the Artemis II Orion spacecraft transmitted crystal-clear footage of its historic journey around the moon over more than 250,000 miles back to Earth at speeds on par with those of home internet connections. The livestreaming of high-definition videos and high-resolution photos of the moon and Earth […]
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MIT engineers are testing a new propulsion system that combines the power and speed of conventional chemical thrusters with the precision and fuel-efficiency of electrical thrusters. The system could enable the design of nimbler, more flexible small satellites, which could perform both fast, powerful maneuvers and slower, precise adjustments, depending on the mission and moment […]
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Qiuwen Lyu TRANSFORMS SONIC TRAJECTORY INTO METAL RECORD Interdisciplinary artist and designer Qiuwen Lyu presents A Billion Solitary Universes, a sculptural sound object that reinterprets the legacy of NASA’s Voyager Golden Record through material experimentation and speculative design. Constructed from aluminum, nickel, and cubic zirconia, the work transforms the idea of a message intended for […]
Read MoreNASA engineers recently resolved an unusual mechanical challenge on Mars after the Curiosity rover became immobilized for six days. The veteran explorer, which has traversed the Martian surface for over thirteen years, encountered a particularly stubborn rock that jammed its primary drilling mechanism, halting mission progress in late April.The complication began on April 25 during […]
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Across the Milky Way galaxy, a planetary odd couple is circling a star some 190 light years from Earth. A normally “lonely” hot Jupiter is sharing space with a mini-Neptune, in a rare and unlikely pairing that’s had astronomers puzzled since the system’s discovery in 2020. Now MIT scientists have caught a glimpse into the […]
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“What’s happening is long-term prosecutors are resigning because they’re refusing to go along with vindictive prosecutions, which are by their nature unconstitutional,” Stacey Young, an 18-year veteran of the agency, told MeidasTouch’s Scott MacFarlane. “In some cases, when prosecutors say no, they’re fired from their jobs for doing so, illegally.” “And we’re also seeing people […]
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Source: NASA / Getty Meet Victor J. Glover, Jr., astronaut, trailblazer, and pilot of some of the most historic missions in space exploration. Selected as an astronaut in 2013 while serving as a Legislative Fellow in the United States Senate, he quickly made his mark in the cosmos, according to the NASA website. Victor Glover […]
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Often hailed as the most successful international environmental agreement of all time, the 1987 Montreal Protocol continues to successfully phase out the global production of chemicals that were creating a growing hole in the ozone layer, causing skin cancer and other adverse health effects. MIT-led studies have since shown the subsequent reduction in ozone-depleting substances […]
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On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn’s largest moon Titan, a similar mild wind would kick up 10-foot-tall waves. This otherworldly behavior is one prediction from a new wave model developed by scientists at MIT. The model is the first to capture […]
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While earning her dual master’s degrees in aeronautics and astronautics and public policy, Carissma McGee SM ’25 learned to navigate between two seemingly distinct worlds, bridging rigorous technical analysis and policy decisions. As an undergraduate congressional intern and researcher, she saw a persistent gap in space policymaking. Policymakers often lacked technical expertise, while researchers were […]
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Images from the mission provide a rare, poetic view of Earth from deep space after over 50 years. Source: Reid Wiseman / NASA Tiger Woods-level headlines might be dominating a lot of folks’ feeds right now, but on the science side, Artemis II is quietly delivering the kind of images that make people stop scrolling. […]
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In 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon’s surface — a momentous engineering and science feat marked by his iconic words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Now, NASA is making history again. With the successful launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission yesterday, four astronauts are set to become the first […]
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Here are 10 remarkable Black astronauts who have journeyed into the final frontier, continuing the legacy of Black pioneers in space. Black astronauts have broken barriers, redefining what’s possible and inspiring future generations of space explorers. MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO – NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover looks on during the rollout of […]
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Mullin is the father of six children, including two twin girls, whom he described as unimaginably “loving” even after they were spanked. “I can spank them and I’m still upset and they’ll come and crawl on my lap two minutes later and just hug on me,” he went on, before diving into a disturbing story […]
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When people think of asteroids, they tend to picture rare, civilization-ending impacts like those depicted in movies such as “Armageddon.” In reality, the asteroids most likely to affect modern society are much smaller. While kilometer-scale impacts occur only every tens of millions of years, decameter-scale (building-sized) objects strike Earth far more frequently: roughly every couple […]
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All these extraordinary actions came in addition to more pedestrian and constitutional approaches to budget cuts. The president’s Fiscal Year 2026 proposed budget, released in May 2025, was explicitly advertised as “ending the Green New Scam” and “eliminating funding for the globalist climate agenda.” At NSF, the proposed budget cut geosciences funding by more than […]
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